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CHARLES DREssLER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SCHOOL-DESK.

I SPECIFICATIONformins part of Letters Patent No. 364,094; dated May 31,1887i Application filed December 17, 1386. Serial No. 221,868. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. DRESSLER, of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in School-Desks; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined school desks andseats, the object of the same being to provide a desk of the abovecharacter which shall be simple, economical in construction, and durableand eflicient in use, and with these ends in view my invention'consistsin the certain features of construction and combinations of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing the partsarranged for use, Fig. 2 showing the parts closed. Fig. 3 is acrosssection, and Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are detail views. v

A A represent the legs ofthe device, preferably made of iron or othermetal, and having the bearings B formed in one side thereof, the saidbearings adapted to receive the pivotal bolts 0, which pass through theperforations D, formed in the enlarged lower ends of the arms E. Theupper ends of said armsare likewise enlarged and provided withperforations, through which passes the rod F, the ends thereof extendingbeyond the arms E. and being adapted to engage the elongated slots G,formed in the metallic plate H, to which the seat I is secured. By thisconstruction it will be observed that when the seat is raised fromeither end the rod, connecting, as it does, both ends of the seat,relieves the hinges from any possible strain, asthe action issimultaneous. g

The inner ends of the plates H are provided with the eyes J, throughwhich pass the screwbolts K, the same passing into the legs A, and thusform a pivotal hinge for the seat.

The back L is secured to the extension M of the legs, and has'connectedtherewith the strip N, provided with suitable receptacles, O,forink-wells, and the hollowed portions P, for pen-holders, 85c.

Thedesk-leaf Q is secured to the metallic plates R, which have castintegral therewith which are formed the slots T, which open into theelongated curved slots U.

The rear ends of the plates R are provided with the perforated shouldersN, through which pass the screw-bolts a, the ends thereof passing intothe lugs b, formed on the tops of the extensions M, thus forming apivotal hinge. The perforated lugs c are likewise formed on theextensions M near their lower portions, and are adapted to receive thescrewbolts d, which pass through the perforations 6, formed in the lowerends of the arms f, forming a pivotal hinge. The upper portions of thearms f are provided with like perforations, through which passes the rodg, adapted to engage the slots T and U in the plates It.

'the arms S, in the central lower portion of The desk-leaf Q is providedon its bottom with the shelf h, for the purpose of receiving books, 820.

The legs A A have a bifurcated shape at their tops, and are providedupon the inside thereof with the grooves t, in which are secured thewooden piecesj and k, the latter being provided with the arc-shapedrecesses, forming suitable receptaclesfor hats, 8m.

It will be noticed that the construction of the plates It is such thatthe desk-leaf may be caused to occupy differeutelevations by adjustingthe armsf at various angles.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- Y I 1. In a desk, the combination, with aleaf pivotally secured to suitable standards and rigidly secured toplates, said plates being provided with vertically-inclined slots T,open-' ing into the are shaped slots U, the same being located beneaththe hinges b, the said hinges being formed on the bottom of theextension M and located beneath the strip N, of arms pivotally securedto said standards and adapted to movein the are of a circle of which thelugs c are the center, and a cross-rod secured in the free ends of saidarms, adapted to en- In testimony whereof I have signed this IO gage theslots U and T, substantially as de-' specification in the presence oftwosubscribing scribed. witnesses. I

2. In a desk, the legs having oppositely-in- 5 clined grooves upon theinsides thereof, CHARLES E. DRESSLER.-

adapted to receive and retain suitable strips,

one of said strips having recesses adapted to WVitnesses: receive andretain hats therein, substantially \VM. H. WOODHULL, as set forth. CHAS.SPARMAN.

